Monitoring and Evaluation Plan for Northern Oregon Hatchery Imnaha and Grande Ronde Subbasin Spring Chinook Salmon

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Originator: Hesse, J.A. Hesse, J,R. Harbeck and R.W. Carmichael (ODFW)

Publish Date: March 10, 2006

Online Link: None

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Contact Information

Agency: Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife

Name: Cedric Cooney

Job Position: Natural Resources Data and Systems Manager

Telephone: 503-947-6094

E-Mail Address: cedric.x.cooney@odfw.oregon.gov

Description

Abstract: This document describes a monitoring and evaluation (M&E) plan that will allow co-managers to determine whether they are successful in meeting management goals and objectives. It is, therefore, intended to guide evaluation of the NEOH program, give empirical evidence of effects and fill knowledge gaps regarding supplementation and its uncertainty as an enhancement tool. Program success will be gauged primarily by changes in abundance, productivity, diversity and distribution of the supplemented populations, the performance of the hatchery fish relative to their natural counterparts, impacts to non-target populations, and the restoration of tribal and recreational fisheries. Prior to the detailed methodology sections, the plan provides a brief status review of the Imnaha and Grand Ronde Chinook salmon populations, an overview of the NEOH production program and a description of our approach to monitoring and evaluation. Researchers from northeast Oregon have relied on numerous contemporary documents to develop a plan that (1) coordinates an array of monitoring and evaluation activities, (2) fits within a regional framework, and (3) results in information with broad applicability. The plan also drew from federal, state, tribal, academic and independent sources for monitoring and evaluation recommendations and statistical council.

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Geographic Extent: Imnaha, Grande Ronde

Status: Final

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Format: PDF file

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